Ventilating-cushion for boots and the like.



W. B. PRICE.

VENTILATING CUSHION FOR BOOTS AND THE LIKE.

' APPLIGATION FILED MAY '31, 1912.

1,056,828. Patenfd Mar.25,1913.

INVENTOR amiss. 01 if.

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to 12ml the 1s is vary a slain bs prsserved. hms

ing layer or slim i7llfl60f, its Faisal t member;

samba; abiecl. of the invention is in 2s muss srsszlge rubber yieldingmsmfesr fm Yea is slws cushions Wit). 2;. slain 0i 1 bl mp0s :1 t p faceand. edge passion 0f the mehusr. :e s 0" l a. specinc iBETzb-QCllillill'05: the fi m 0 ilk As slip/Wing mvenmn ye'ferencs :5 mafia to Ms- L 3%and in in ihe fem siwwn Whicl1-- i. ,2. fl iv.) 5 {he edge portiansexcsml i0 gurs 1 s it sectional View of a Uslnppsd and makesubsiantially a right a. gls with Vsnfilatihg heel cushion. Fig. 2 is a.plan illfi fiat lower lmrixonlzl surface 3; Is "l ke viaW cf theyielding member that is utilized form of yielding;- 11 'lberlllush'atedin F 35 in the cushion shown in 1. l 3 's 9 i116 -R i' C5 Clearly shewllin instead thsz-. villa-5w between verinicsl edge View, looking in thedire-aims of the arrow 3. Fig. 4% is 2. vertical edge View lashing inthe direction m5 fills arrow 4. Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on theline 5--5 of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a plan VlBW 0f sumiher form @f yieldingmember tlmi may bs utilized in a vsntilsii'lg sushi on mes. '1 is 2".veriieal View, leaking in the direcfion 03? the arrow 7. Fig. 8 is avertics1 edge View, lam-king in the iliz'eciifln the arrow 8. Fig. 9 is& ssctiunal VlSW on the line 8-9 02": Fi 6.

Ths ventilating sushioxz Shawn in ills dimming is s il n Wiss than thistbs cnr-stz'u $5.011

membex' shown in 31 1515 is substan Wily the sam.

i t nhvious dist; ille invemlon may as 1 embodlsd m other Khan heelcushlons, for 1&- taken I stance, it nay be applied to cushiens f0?uppsrting the 0r athar 'pamizs of ike out, and thaw vafisus feltms we?Mons may lea ms).-

small-fies departing; frcm aw upysr member sa ills sgaiz'it 231d. mm"-reinforceci. lower-c B ans" 1 claim: filzsrsbstwesn yielding C. T15, 1.A yieldsf member for shes cuslxislls upper member is 'psrfomeel l mleemprising 01 3053* or mesh sponge sscszreci is the laws msm ssr 2i; iis: 2 m? 3:011?) shin casing and. an ei e'o portion Whici is provided onthe major poltio iereof .vith a skin or casing iniegiai Wiih foe Ayiei'ciing .membe'" 1 CQHIQI'iSiH be? with e. the major petii' o 3.11.yieiding comprising 1'. 1 wijh up i ght i'iueu Wliil skin 01' with onone face and said. upright edges.

A yieiding member for shoe cushions having a. soft mes i sponge rubberbody with upright edge poi-tie" and a, it said body being provieh.. vwith 5. Skin oi rubber integral there- -ih the iia'c and the majorportion of said upi' 1i edge poi'iions, the covered eige por'zionsextending" to and at substantially right angles with the fiat coveredface.

:3. A i'eni'ihiiingz cushion for shoes and the ike haviLg a. soft1.301190 iniiiber iIi-shuped yielding member uh provided witi rubberskin on ihe QUIT F ihe iii-she} ee ineinie A vex dating '1. cushionhaving; o u jp member, a iowei' member, and i.'iil'-';.i?l;.fi z. soi'sponge rubber yieie iing' member ha ing outer upright edge portionswhich are provicieii with a rubber skin iniegrei :viiii the yieiciingmember.

' hoe cushions 'gonge rubshoe cushions soo go iuiibei boozy being piegrail there portion of zion for shoes. said Knees-2e l A El -shapedventilating cushion for shoes having a flexible member and a D- sha pecisponge rubber yielding member conneeted thereto, one of the faces andthe curved edge portion of the yielding member being provided with askin or coating inte- 1 grail with ine body oi toe yielding memoer.

8. A ventilating cushion of the class described comprising a flexiblebottom ineinio which is cemented a soft sponge rubber yielding member,said-yielding member ha ing outer upright portions and provided with askin of rubber on the bottom and outer upright portions, there being noskin on the top portion whereby the rubbonceiis are exposed. 1

9. ii ventilating cushion of the class described comprising a perforatedtop ineinher and a sponge rubber yielding member locaied therei'znder.said ieidin inembei" MoGRANN, Enwm A. PACKARD.

